Carcinomas occur when the DNA of a cell is damaged or altered and the cell begins to grow uncontrollably and become malignant. It is from the Greek ÎºÎ±ÏÎºÎ¯Î½ÏÎ¼Î± 'karkinoma' meaning sore, ulcer, or cancer, itself derived from karkinos 'crab'.
Service Driven By Integrity and Professionalism. Carter County covers an area of about 500 square miles and is located in the Ozark Highlands of Missouri. Approximately half of the six thousand county residents live in the small municipalities of Van Buren, Ellsinore, Grandin, Hunter and Fremont. The remaining residents are dispersed throughout the mostly remote rural areas of the county.
Texas County, Missouri. Texas County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,008. Its county seat is Houston. The county was organized in 1843 as Ashley County, changing its name in 1845 to Texas, after the Republic of Texas. The 2010 U.S. Census indicates that it is the center of population for the United States.